CLUB RULES

Community Rules:

1. Always treat others with kindness, helpfulness, and forgiveness (Luke 6:31).
2. Do not use inappropriate language. Even some of the words & abbreviations that are appropriate to you may not be to all. (Ephesians 4:29). 
3. Do not show any form of bigotry, or making violent threats towards others.
4. Do not abuse, attack, threaten or mistreat fellow members in any manner.
5. Do not disrupt or derail threads, engage in trolling, or post irrelevant or meaningless content anywhere in the club (it will be deleted, forums included).
6. Do not post spam or advertisements (includes talking about and sharing links to clubs, blogs, profiles, and/or public forums). You also may not post more than three notes or comments in a row.
7. Do not publicly debate religious or political topics.
8. Do not post NSFW content.
9. Do not engage in discussions involving illegal activities.
10. Do not ask for a promotion for yourself or anyone else publicly.
11. Do not share personal information (location, phone number, full name, age).
12. Do not participate in discussions of 'hacking'.
13. Do not argue or be passive-aggressive with anyone.
14. Do not post childish content/excessive slangs.
15. Do not interact with trolls/rulebreakers. Attention is what they want.
16. Do not post any content generated by Artificial Intelligence without making it clear. Built in text correctors (like Grammarly) are permitted, as long as they are used ethically.
17. Do not post YouTube videos without prior permission from a Super Admin.
18. Please speak in English whenever possible. 
19. Do not publicly accuse someone to try to get them banned/muted. Those are disruptive and unwanted.

Sportsmanship Policy:

1. Always play your best, you represent us!
2. Do not abort more than 15% of your games.
3. Do not keep opponents waiting unnecessarily.
4. When losing a game, don’t disconnect or quit without formally resigning.
5. Refrain from harassing or accusing fellow club members of foul play. If you have suspicions, please contact one of our Super Admins privately.
6. Do not use engines, software, bots, plugins, or any other tool for analysis during gameplay.
7. Avoid all discussion of cheating (this circles back to our community rules).

Also See: The Chess.com Fair Play Policy (Linked)

Club Event Rules:

1. When playing daily matches, simply follow our club’s Sportsmanship Policy. All of the rules that remain below will apply solely to Vote Chess (VC).
2. Teamwork in VC is the most important part: Talk about strategies and ideas with the team before you vote. You can suggest the notation of the move e.g 2...Nf3 or if you have the time, create a diagram with the plan of the move and your ideas. This increases the chances everyone understands that the move being voted for is better.
3. Respect the opinions of all members: Be constructive in your discussions and votes.
4. Listen to higher rated players or captains if you don't know where to move.
5. When should you make a move in a VC game? There is someone called the VC captain. Here it is @GTJ14 or any of the super admins. He tells you after a certain time which move to vote for. This VC captain takes the best move out of the discussion and tells you which one it is. It will look like this: 'Vote Call: Nf3’.
6. If there is a Vote Call, vote for it! If there is no vote call, you can choose your favorite move.
7. Do not sabotage vote chess games by intentionally casting votes for unfavorable moves.

Also See: Additional Vote Chess Rules (Linked)

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